My workout schedule
Posted by leah on Jul 25, 2008
I thought I’d share my recent workout schedule for the last week. I managed to exercise every day, at least a little bit, and got to the gym twice.
The past week looked like this:
- Friday - cardio class at the gym - I’m training to teach this class, which is 45 minutes of cardio follwed by 30 minutes of toning.
- Saturday - easy stroller walking for an hour while running errands
- Sunday - did my 10 minute “baby workout” in which I use my son instead of hand weights and do some strength moves. He loves it, so I get to bond with him while doing something for me. Also worked on some choreography for my cardio class, but kept getting interrupted, so maybe 15 minutes of actual exercise there.
- Monday - got together with a mom from our mom group and did about an hour of yoga, mostly uninterrupted since it was naptime for the babies. It felt so good - I need to make time to do yoga more often. Later, ran errands, which means more pushing the stroller around.
- Tuesday - busy day, fit in 10 minutes of walking at lunchtime and another 10 minutes of pilates ab moves in the evening
- Wednesday - trained at the gym again, a really intense boot camp style class - the hardest I’ve worked since before I got pregnant! Then went for a half hour walk later because I could tell if I didn’t stretch out my tired muscles a little more, I’d be hurting the next day.
- Thursday - stretched for 10 minutes in the morning - as expected, my muscles were sore, but surprisingly it was just my legs, not my abs and arms, which also got worked. Went for a 45 minute walk around lunchtime.
Ideally, I’d be exercising an hour or more per day, but it doesn’t always work out that way. As you can see, walking is what I do most often. It is easy to do with a baby, and I can fit it in around whatever I’m doing that day - walk to the store, or walk while socializing instead of sitting at a coffee shop. But I do try to fit in some higher-intensity workouts too, to keep my heart strong, build muscle, and help me lose the last few stubborn pounds of pregnancy weight. If I had more time, I’d do yoga for an hour every day, because besides being a pretty good strength/balance/flexibility workout, it feels fantastic, and helps me relax.
Workout Wednesday
Posted by leah on Apr 30, 2008
Wednesday is workout day. I’ll post something to do with exercise on Wednesdays.
To get started, here’s a basic workout schedule anyone could use. I’m basing it on the guideline of 60 minutes of moderate exercise per day most days.
- Monday - 30 minute walk or jog, 30 minute strength workout
- Tuesday - 60 minute mind-body workout, like yoga or pilates
- Wednesday - 60 minute cardio workout, could be a dance class, aerobics video, playing a sport like basketball, or as simple as another walk
- Thursday - 30 minute walk or jog, 30 minute strength workout
- Friday - 60 minute mind-body workout, like yoga or pilates
- Saturday - 60 minute cardio workout
- Sunday - recovery day, try to fit in a fun activity that gets you off the couch, but nothing too strenuous.
Thus is just an example of how you could schedule your exercise to get in about an hour a day. You don’t have to vary it this way, but this way you get some cardio almost every day, two strength workouts a week, and two mind-body workouts a week.
Don’t forget to spend a few minutes warming up and cooling down!